Sam Roi Yot bent-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
Species: | C. samroiyot
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Binomial name | |
Cyrtodactylus samroiyot Pauwels & Sumontha, 2014
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The Sam Roi Yot bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus samroiyot) is a species of gecko that is endemic to Thailand. [2]
It was first described by Olivier Pauwels and Montri Sumontha in 2014. [2] [3] The specific epithet, samroiyot, means "three hundred peaks" and refers to the district where the type specimen was found. [2] It is found in rocky, sparsely vegetated areas on limestone cliffs. [1] It lays two eggs. [1]